Deaf dancer is a hip-hop lover

Patricia Merilo is a co-choreographer for a dance number which will be performed at the Purple Parade on Saturday

Redeafination, a hip-hop group for the deaf, and Converge Studios, a local dance studio, will collaborate for the first time at the Purple Parade on Oct 27. The Purple Parade is a movement that promotes awareness of the special needs community.
Ms Patricia Merilo has been performing at events that promote deaf awareness and talents within the deaf community.
Ms Patricia Merilo has been performing at events that promote deaf awareness and talents within the deaf community. ST PHOTO: TIMOTHY DAVID
Benson Ang Lifestyle Correspondent
Updated
Dec 03, 2018, 01:44 PM
Published
Oct 22, 2018, 05:00 AM
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Without her hearing aid, Ms Patricia Merilo, 21, can hear only loud thunderstorms and the pounding of drums.

Yet, the Filipino, who is a permanent resident here, loves to boogie to the infectious music of pop acts like Spice Girls and Hanson.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 22, 2018, with the headline Deaf dancer is a hip-hop lover. Subscribe

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